The leader of Taiwan's main opposition party, Cheng Li-wun, is due to visit China from April 7 to 12, amid increased pressure from Beijing for "reunification".
As president of the Kuomintang (KMT), she could meet with senior Chinese officials, at a time when relations between Taipei and Beijing remain particularly strained.
This trip comes amid a complex domestic political climate in Taiwan, where the opposition-dominated parliament is currently blocking some defense spending, raising concerns about the island's ability to cope with external threats.
China considers Taiwan a renegade province and has been intensifying its political, diplomatic and military initiatives for several months to strengthen its position on the issue of reunification.
This visit could be seen as a gesture of openness or dialogue, but it also risks provoking criticism within Taiwan, particularly from the government, which defends the island's sovereignty.
In this context, exchanges between Taiwanese and Chinese officials are being closely scrutinized, both for their internal political implications and for their consequences on the regional balance.
This move illustrates the persistent tensions between a strategy of dialogue and the assertion of sovereignty, while the Taiwan issue remains one of the main points of friction in Asia.
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